Googling 'msdn appdata' brought up http://blogs.msdn.com/b/patricka/archive/2010/03/18/where-should-i-store-my-data-and-configuration-files-if-i-target-multiple-os-versions.aspx which might be useful.
> From: Katherine Moss [mailto:katherine.m...@gordon.edu] > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 8:16 PM > > Thanks. I'll have to look at the certificate properties then and see > if I can glean any more information on why the cert needs to be there. > I always found it odd, but I also know that it is unprofessional to > push professional developers especially if the source code is not > publically available. And in this case, it is a commercial product, > and just because the dev works for my best friend doesn't really mean > much; it doesn't mean that I'll use him as my go-to guy. But anyway, > then can somebody tell me why certain applications choose to place some > stuff in app data while some of it is in program files? Is that > decision made based on the needed permissions of the application, or > is it based on the type of information stored in the directory. For > instance, Malwarebytes uses App Data to store logs and other things, so > I'd assume that Malwarebytes corp thought it too much work to require > admin priveleges just to install a log directory, right? And you know > something even ! > more interesting? I think it gets even more dicy when the person > running the application chooses their own custom directory for the > application installation. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 11:37 PM > > App Data can be non-elevated writable. Program Files requires elevation > to be placed there. If you go to Program Files you don't have to worry > about your application being tampered with but an App Data install can > happen without elevation. > > The certificate comment doesn't make sense to me. > > On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 8:12 PM, Katherine Moss > <katherine.m...@gordon.edu>wrote: > > > I'm just wondering this since I have a program that installs to app > > data by default rather than program files, and it's developer says > > that the change of default directory has to do with special > > permissions needed. I mean, what is the point of the app data folder > > anyway? I'd never understood it; why not just leave everything in one > > directory or the other? The developer of this application says that > > the directory being app data also has something to do with a > > certificate or something. Could you folks shed any light on this? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep yourself connected to Go Parallel: INSIGHTS What's next for parallel hardware, programming and related areas? Interviews and blogs by thought leaders keep you ahead of the curve. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
